{"id":"CVE-2010-4706","details":"The pam_sm_close_session function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not properly handle a failure to determine a certain target uid, which might allow local users to delete unintended files by executing a program that relies on the pam_xauth PAM check.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:41:31.807627Z","published":"2011-01-24T19:00:01Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/49711"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-3-g05dafc06cd3dfeb7c4b24942e4e1ae33ff75a123"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65035"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}